Our instructors are all actively training and trialing their own dogs in competitive agility and we all share a great love and care for all dogs.

• Bernadette van Klaveren
  
  Bernadette is "owned" by 6 dogs, and she is currently training all 6 and trialing with 2 Bernese Mountain Dogs ages 9 and 6 years old. Between her current competition dog and past competition dogs , they have earned over 40 Titles including the Agility Trial Champion of Canada (the highest title achievable) as well as placing 1st with her Bernese Mountain Dog Thorgie in the 2002 BC Regionals championships Veterans Class. Bernadette has been involved in Agility since 1993 and is an Agility Trial Judge for AAC, CKC & DOCNA organizations. She is also active as course approver for AAC, and heads up AAC Judges clinics where new candidate Judges come to train and qualify to become full fledged AAC Judges.
  
  
  
• Tara Lighthart
  
  Tara is competing with her dogs TJ, a Manchester Toy Terrier and Suzy a Yellow Lab. She is currently competing at the Advanced level with her dog TJ. TJ can run very fast and Tara has to be right there with him, no mean feat! Suzy will be trialing in the new year. Tara has been involved in agility training for the last 5 years and has a wealth if information to share for the beginner handler as well as the advanced.
  
  
  
• Alisha Johnson
  
  Alisha has experience running competitions with both a small dog, Chloe, a pug, as well as a mid sized dog, Charlie, a N.S. Duck Toller x. She has competed in Regional Championships as well as the Nationals Championships in 2006. Alisha has great understanding of connection building between dog and handler and will gladly help any handler and dog team.
  
  
  
• Doe Shires
  
  Doe has been involved in agility since 2000 and has since reached the Agility trial champion status with 2 of her border collies. She also placed with both her competition dogs, Tip and Sadie, on the podium at the National championships in 2006! She is currently owned by 5 dogs, all border collies, some of them rescue dogs. Agility is her passion and she has attended many seminars from the world's top handlers, and is very willing to share her great knowledge with any agility enthusiast.
  
  
  
• Linda van Klaveren
  
  Linda is an AAC agility judge at the masters level, and currently training her new rescue mini poodle Rowan for agility. she also enjoys trick training and has an excellent understanding of operant conditioning (clicker training) in dogs. She has been involved in agility and training since 1995.
  
  
  
• Kathryn Pate
  
  Kathryn has 14 years of agility training and competition experience and has achieved the Agility Trial Champion status with 2 of her dogs, Lab x Katie and border collie Josie! She is currently training her new rescue pup Alex for agility; Alex is a Chinese Crested Dog (no hair variety) and a little fireball!